Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unveiled in Orange County this week, the helitanker is a 3,000-gallon capacity CH-47 Chinook that will assist fire crews in ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — The largest heavy-lift fire helicopter in the world has come to help support firefighting across southern California, thanks to a grant from Southern California Edison. According to ...

The contract on a “helitanker” that can drop up to 2,650 gallons of water or fire suppressant on potential wildfires in the San Diego area has been extended through 2022, officials at San Diego Gas & ...

'Jerry' the helitanker, the newest addition to Cal Fire's firefighting arsenal, is making a big splash on the tarmac and across Northern California. Sonoma County’s airport has never had a visitor ...

Fire authorities showcased on Wednesday, Sept. 30, a water-dropping helicopter with a 3,000-gallon capacity that will be available to combat the ever-growing blazes erupting in the region. “This ...

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San Diego Gas & Electric announced Wednesday it is bringing back a giant Erickson Aircrane helitanker in case wildfires break out during peak Santa Ana winds on Thursday. Dave Geier, senior vice ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — County supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement to pay up to $150,000 to share in the costs of leasing a Black Hawk helitanker to help expand the region’s firefighting options ...